how to do Metal leafing on fishing lures

[@tims1595]

Awesome video's you have been kind enough to share with other fishing nuts who love to catch big fish on hand painted lures. You are a true artist!

[@DNFishcarver]

Love your work! Your fins and eyes are simple and very effective. I'm new to lure painting and lure making. Thanks for your vids!

[@nellynelson03]

Hmm thats good to know I tried to do eyes Solar style and couldnt get the lines around the eyes to (overspray) the edges....plus im kind of a newb to painting with airbrush. I think its really awesome you teach people your talent when most people that good at things keep it secret so thanks alot man. Ive found my newest way to spend time. Thanks again!

[@Zib187]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing Mikko. I noticed what looks like a filled hole behind the front hook hanger. Is that where you added the weight? Do you plan to do a video showing how you weight the various baits that you make?

[@bobpottorff9720]

Thank you so much for sharing your gift with us !! You're work is amazing !!!!

[@SolarfallBaits]

for this particular lure i used 1.2mm wire naturally for smaller ones i would use smaller diameter wire so it depends what your making. what comes to the other question it might be harder to paint thin lines with that brush cos of the 0.3mm needle/nozzle configuration, the H&S infinity for example that i use has a 0.18mm needle/nozzle configuration so its relatively easy to paint thin lines with it.

[@SolarfallBaits]

@kentuckyken actually I made a mistake there the nozzle size is 0.15mm on that airbrush I mixed it with my iwata one.

[@SolarfallBaits]

yep that's the second weight hole that i've filled out. a lot of people have been asking me to make a "how to weight lures" video so i think i will do in the near future so stay tuned for that

[@SolarfallBaits]

i use pretty much everything i can get my hands on, the bait in the vid is resin casted plastic

[@mgt00656]

very very nice!! Did you video your air brushing of this bait!! Turned out great!!

[@nellynelson03]

Ive been watching your videos for a few months now and basically learned everything I do from you so thank you sooo much for your help but I have a couple of questions.....what size and what type of wire do you use? And also I have an Iwata hp-c airbrush but I cannot get thin lines figured out for painting...any tips? Thanks alot!

[@SolarfallBaits]

hardware store's should have em, its a soldering tool called "helping hand"

[@כפירסעדון]

I'll be happy to know . Do you spread over the epoxy adhesive? If not then what are you spreading ??

[@MrTurboing]

hmm okay, I have been working on some lures but the painting is pretty hard for me since i don't have a proffesional airbrush..

[@margotuul]

Where can you buy these clamps you are using to hold your lure?

[@sebol931]

this my favorite one great paint job

[@MrTurboing]

Hey Solar, are all your lures made from wood or do you make them out of hard plastic?

[@stratag778]

dude your work is astounding, im getting there and getting results I could of only dreamed of before I saw your vids, but DAMN I see stuff like that and realise I still have a way to go. I have started making my own eyes now but from scratch using airbrush and water colours (I recon my eyes better than yours lol) but again no way would I of attempted this without your videos, thanks again Solar.

[@SolarfallBaits]

that's what they are here for to help people out ;)

[@stratag778]

mate, this is obviously a labour of love, but every lure maker I speak to knows your name! have you thought about maybe putting a book together? id like to see the design process maybe some templates? ive found very limited resources when it comes to actual lure action and design. ive painted some up that look cool but when they are in the water they just don't perform like they should and I have to start again, you could even do a PFD where there is an option to donate? that's if you didn't want to monetise it! anyway peace brother Viking, keep up the good work.

[@SolarfallBaits]

strata g havent given that any though it would be a very limited market to be honest and im pretty sure i can reach more people through the internet versus a book

[@stratag778]

nah sorry I ment e-book :-)

[@SolarfallBaits]

that takes too much time too i could spend that time making lures hehe

[@parrotbill]

I noticed that you taped off the gills, but later silvered over that part. I use to do gold leafing work and that stuff is so thin that you can't tell where you over lapped leaf with leaf. So why did you tape off the gills, when you were going to silver that part as well?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Parrot Bill at the time of making this video i found that to be the easiest method to avoid metal leaf from tearing at that particular area cos of the sharp carved details i did to this particular lure.

[@parrotbill]

SolarBaits You did a good job so I guess it doesn't matter what path you took to get there.

[@kyw01]

You are x-tremely good at this!!! How much do you take for a lure??

[@nellynelson03]

Im going to pick up some leaf and try that this weekend.

[@thomtibbe]

And again real nice lure i almost look every day for new movies from solarbaits!!

[@nellynelson03]

Also....when doing your scales..do you use an engraver or knife?

[@mustafakoray4797]

hi. I do not know the material. What is the name of this foil ? thank you

[@SolarfallBaits]

Its as the title says its Metal leaf, just google it and you should see various types there is available with different manufactures.

[@vmanlures]

Great instruction video. Very professional. Dave

[@stratag778]

oh PS any advice on getting that lateral line you do so well?

[@SolarfallBaits]

its basically just a matter of determining where you want to the lateral line going then just drawing it and then punching holes to it on relatively similar intervals

[@stratag778]

simple but smart! cheers mate. seems lazy asking and this did accure to me but when you prepped your lure for most of us last thing we want to do is ruin it. Again cheers chap. I want to do a video this summer, ill be tagging you in that for sure! a homage to the Solar lol

[@ramza813]

How many coats of varnish do you do??

[@SolarfallBaits]

ramza813 depends on the lure but usually it's 2-3

[@SolarfallBaits]

no problemos it's cool to share the little knowledge i have

[@fernrjf]

Excellent as always!!!!! Thanks! Robert USA

[@mohamedamaan3505]

Very informative video mate, thanks for sharing :) BTW where do you get the metal leafs.?

[@SolarfallBaits]

got mine from a local art store so im guessing you should be able to find it from your local art store or some online store in your country

[@mohamedamaan3505]

Yeah should, but I have very limited resources, tried searching metal leaf on eBay and I can't find this.. Any suggestions? Thanks

[@SolarfallBaits]

mode jIGGLES if you type in "leaf metal sheets" on ebay you should get few thousand hits ;)

[@richardmasse6315]

Hello,whaou!!!!it's just amazing,i think you come from another planet mister lure ,can you tell me where i can buy this amazing metal leaf please?

[@SolarfallBaits]

Ebay, amazon etc

[@TheNick08332]

Great video I have just started trying to make lures an I have the hardest time carving things equal on both side is there a trick that helps also can u make a video showing some of your first lures u made thanks

[@SolarfallBaits]

you could use stencils use them to draw where you need to carve, its relatively easy to get both sides the same that way.

[@TheNick08332]

Thanks an yea it should be don't know why I have so much trouble with it thanks again

[@alanscustomlures9922]

how do you hide the lines with foil tape?

[@SolarfallBaits]

+alan depalma you just use a foil sealer that meant for metal leafing and let it dry and just paint on top of it and hide the foil edges that way

[@andru6403]

hey man, what kind of paints you are using in this video?

[@SolarfallBaits]

I paint with cab coatings paints

[@BringCokeFool]

Hi, awesome videos mate, I have started to make my own and your lures are a huge inspiration. Would pine be ok for lures? I'm from Australia and we have different tree species like eucalyptus etc. But I have access to pine Cheers

[@SolarfallBaits]

pine does work for lure making too but it of course depends on what kind of lures you make. i would recommend hardwoods since they don't have as much sap as softwoods like pine does, as it may end up seeping trough the bait. it might be a good idea to search some local aussie lure making forums and see what they are using over there, as I'm not very familiar with the indigenous wood species you guys have there. Oh and thank you for the compliment ;)

[@alanscustomlures9922]

okay cool I'll try it, I use foil tape allot and hate the edges

[@OutofWORKoutdoors]

very nice video here. thanks for sharing

[@1986tomik]

ten wobler nie został wykonany z drewna ?

[@alek134t34]

On jest oklejony

[@davidmckitty2969]

sir how do u put wire true leaid head

[@SolarfallBaits]

im sorry i don't understand your question

[@josepaula6642]

Parabéns. Muito lindo esta isca artificial artesanal. É show 👍👏👏

[@kambos8185]

For cutting the leaf , Why can't u use a scissors instead of a knife ????

[@SolarfallBaits]

you certainly could use scissors, i simply did not have any that had long and sharp enough blades.

[@carnafishing0164]

You'r lure it's very beautifull !!

[@edstimator1]

if you heat pine to 180 deg, F. for 30 minutes or so it will "set" the pitch which means that it will turn the sap into a crystaline structure that will no longer leak out of the wood. You're welcome

[@SolarfallBaits]

well that would be fine and dandy if i was using pine wood here. pine as a lure making wood is not very good in my opinion anyway.

[@pikewhisperer]

Very nice tutorial

[@Exploer8591]

Great work. Thank you!

[@SolarfallBaits]

i use a small carpet knife

[@SolarfallBaits]

yup its on ;)

[@DomFrancoAfonso]

Good. Very good. Thank you.

[@Slurescom]

Cool man ! Tank for sharing :)

[@ERone43]

nice one

[@fabiopressao-PE]

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